Film-Forward

Festivals

Viva Varda! | TIFF 2023

Pierre-Henri Gibert is the first director to take on the biography of maverick filmmaker Agnès Varda, apart from Varda herself.

In the Rearview | TIFF 2023

In the week of Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, director Maciek Hamela sits behind the steering wheel as a volunteer transporting displaced refugees fleeing the frontlines.

The Boy and the Heron | TIFF 2023

Without a doubt, the 82-year-old Hayao Miyazaki pulls out all stops visually in perhaps his most beautiful movie.

Dicks: The Musical | TIFF 2023

The best way to enjoy this four-letter-word-filled frolic is probably to be inebriated. (This reviewer could have used a drink while watching it.)

Toll | TIFF 2023

The latest addition to the growing number of Brazilian films that offer pungent perspectives on the country’s rising Evangelical movement.

The Fish Tale, From the End of the World, Under the Turquoise Sky | Japan Cuts 2023

Three titles varied movies screenings during the final weekend of the festival’s 16th edition.

The Gullspång Miracle | Tribeca Festival 2023

Director Maria Fredriksson got more than she bargained for in this onscreen family squabble, and audiences will too.

Rock Hudson: All that Heaven Allowed | Tribeca Festival 2023

At its best, the documentary describes the homophobia of mid-20th century America by those who lived through it, while also tracing the highs and lows of the movie star’s career.

Fremont, Mami Wata, Silent Love | First Look 2023

Though dissimilar, these three films have at least one commonality. Anxiety about the changing world animates, in different ways, this trio.